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Athletic director Mark Coyle had said he'd wait until season's end to address Pitino's future.

In late February, college basketball's coaching carousel spun through a sequence that could reshape the Gophers men's program. The Gophers took a disappointing loss at Nebraska on Feb. 27, and coach Richard Pitino gave an emotional postgame speech that, according to sources, left team members convinced he would not be back as their coach next season. That same week, another job opened, as New ...

Minnesota has fired men's basketball coach Richard Pitino. " I recently met with Richard and told him that we were moving in a different direction," athletic director Mark Coyle said in a statement ...

Coyle told WCCO Radio that he does not expect to use a search firm to find the next men's basketball coach.

Coyle told WCCO Radio that he does not expect to use a search firm to find the next men's basketball coach.

Rick did the math decades ago and led the way to basketball's three-point-happy present day. Richard's Gophers couldn't get with the times.

University of Minnesota Part Ways with Richard Pitino After eight years coaching the Gophers mens basketball team, Richard Pitino is looking for a new job. University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle said in a press release, "I recently met with Richard and told him that we were moving in a different direction. Richard is a tremendous person and coach, and I want to thank him, Jill and their family for their commitment to Minnesota. We wish them well in their next endeavor." During hi...

It's finally about time to move on from empty seats, cardboard cutouts and canned noise.

Richard Pitino is still the Gophers coach. For how long? His boss, Mark Coyle. hasn't made that known yet. Whether Pitino stays or Coyle starts over, the nature of that job will receive fresh scrutiny. Is being Gophers men's basketball coach a good job, hard job, great job, overrated job, or something in the middle? I asked four current or former Division I coaches who have followed the ...

Unlike a year ago, athletic director Mark Coyle issues no endorsement.